After killing the Three-Blossom Serpent, Jiang Liu advanced a few more miles. As soon as he stepped into a clump of grass, he sensed something was wrong because the surroundings were completely silent. He quickly spread his Divine Sense and scanned the area, only to see a huge blue toad, its head facing upwards, breathing in and out vital energy.
The ninth-grade Exotic Beast, the Azure Jade Sky-Devouring Serpent, is different from ordinary Exotic Beast. Exotic Beast strength lies in its ability to launch mental attacks.
Jiang Liu smiled to himself; this was truly a case of being delivered to someone's doorstep! He immediately enveloped the area with his spiritual power.
The Azure Jade Sky-Devouring Serpent paused its action of absorbing and expelling vital energy, letting out a croaking sound. A wave of spiritual energy surged towards Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu felt a mental storm coming straight at him, trying to invade his mind, but it was blocked by the mental energy shield that was automatically formed by his own mental energy.
Immediately, with Annihilation by Thought, Lan Yu swallowed and vomited, his eyes rolling back as he collapsed to the ground.
Jiang Liu took out his broadsword and cleaved the Azure Jade Sky-Devouring Serpent in two. Finally, he found a colorless ninth-grade exotic Exotic Beast core on the head of the Azure Jade Sky-Devouring Serpent.
Jiang Liu sheathed his broadsword and continued deeper into the Ten Thousand Mountains. The more ninth-grade Exotic Beast he slew along the way, the fewer Exotic Beast he encountered.
Seeing that he had walked more than ten miles without seeing any ninth-grade Exotic Beast, Jiang Liu hurriedly stopped and prepared to turn back.
Because this was about to encounter the Beast King, I had just turned around to leave when a roar suddenly appeared beside my ear.
Jiang Liu immediately felt his ears ringing, and a mental storm rushed straight into his mind.
Oh no, this is at least Lesser Beast King level Exotic Beast. Not to mention its energy attack, its mental attack alone is formidable. Fortunately, my mental strength has already advanced to the Grandmaster level, so it didn't have much of an impact on me.
Jiang Liu hurriedly used his Elusive Shadows to leap among the trees, because he didn't know what kind of Beast King it was. If it was a flying Exotic Beast, he would become a sitting duck once he flew into the air.
Jiang Liu leaped forward through the forest with all his might. The roars behind him grew closer and closer. Jiang Liu didn't dare to look back, because if he slowed down, he might really be sent to the jaws of the beasts.
After leaping forward for three or four miles, suddenly, a strong wind arose ahead, and Jiang Liu knew that the Beast King had run ahead. Jiang Liu quickly turned and flew away.
It flew another mile or two, this time heading directly towards a powerful gust of energy that swept towards the Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu was immediately enraged. He quickly dodged to the side, drew his broadsword, and used the Demon-Suppressing Demon Suppression Blade Technique to strike the Beast King.
After unleashing his attack, Jiang Liu quickly activated his Elusive Shadows and continued his escape.
The Beast King behind him took the hit from Jiang Liu, flapped its wings, and accelerated straight toward Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu sensed the approaching gust of wind and knew that escape wouldn't be so easy. He quickly stopped, turned around, gathered his energy, and, wielding his sword with both hands, unleashed a Demon Suppression Blade Technique, slashing straight at the Beast King behind him.
Jiang Liu then saw clearly that what was behind him was a Lesser Beast King. It looked like a dragon-shaped flying beast with short limbs, a large body, two big fleshy wings on its back, and a long mouth, which looked quite funny.
However, Jiang Liu is not laughing now, because he could be eaten by this dragon-shaped Exotic Beast if he is not careful.
The Dwarf Dragon exhaled its vital energy to block the blade's light, then let out a howl. Instantly, Jiang Liu felt his spiritual sea tremble and collapse.
Jiang Liu quickly calmed himself down and felt a little better. He pushed off the ground with both feet and used the momentum to rise into the air. Holding the sword with both hands, he channeled his vital energy into the top-grade greatsword and slashed at the Dwarf Dragon with all his might.
The Dwarf Dragon stretched out its right claw to meet the flash of the blade, then shot a breath towards the Jiang Liu.
Jiang Liu dodged to the side, his broadsword colliding with the Dwarf Dragon's right forepaw. The Dwarf Dragon let out a wail, and Jiang Liu immediately felt a ringing in his ears. He quickly moved away.
From a distance, Jiang Liu looked closely and saw that the Dwarf Dragon's left forepaw was injured. A huge wound appeared below the Dwarf Dragon's left rib. The forceful pull from its right forepaw had caused it pain.
Upon closer inspection, it turned out that the Dwarf Dragon was covered in wounds, but the injuries in other places were not very obvious, so they were not noticed at first glance.
Jiang Liu quickly used his swordsmanship to continue attacking the Dwarf Dragon's left claw.
As the Dwarf Dragon blocked with its right claw, Jiang Liu dodged to the right and continued attacking the Dwarf Dragon's left flank.
"Roar!" The Dwarf Dragon cried out in pain as the wound on its left side widened. Unable to bear it any longer, it roared repeatedly.
Jiang Liu quickly retreated, calmed his mind, and stabilized his spiritual sea. As soon as the Dwarf Dragon's cries subsided, Jiang Liu immediately used the Elusive Shadows Vanishing Technique, his figure shooting swiftly towards the Dwarf Dragon's left rib, slashing down with another blow.
The Dwarf Dragon's right claw came to block, and a metallic clang rang out. The top-grade greatsword collided with the Dwarf Dragon's right claw. The moment Jiang Liu was knocked aside, his prepared left hand swiftly thrust an Ice Blade straight into the Dwarf Dragon's left ribs.
"Whoosh!" The Ice Blade pierced straight into the Dwarf Dragon's left ribs. This time, the Dwarf Dragon couldn't hold back any longer, its body thrashing wildly, sending energy flying through the forest, trees falling and swaying. Roars echoed. After a short while, the roars gradually subsided.
Jiang Liu steadied himself, panting heavily. He had collided squarely with the Dwarf Dragon, and it was not pleasant. It felt like a tremendous force was coming from the blade, causing his blood and qi to churn. Fortunately, the top-grade greatsword was sturdy, otherwise it might have broken.
Jiang Liu quickly circulated his qi to suppress the churning blood in his body and looked at the Dwarf Dragon. He saw that the Dwarf Dragon was bleeding profusely from its left side, and was lying motionless on the ground, pinned down by a giant tree.
Jiang Liu waited for a while, then released his spiritual power to envelop the Dwarf Dragon.
"Roar!" Sure enough, the Dwarf Dragon roared angrily, it really was just playing dead! I knew one Ice Blade wouldn't be enough to take it down.
Jiang Liu continued to use his Elusive Shadows, flashing close to the Dwarf Dragon's left claw and slashing down again. The Dwarf Dragon stood up, flapped its wings, and struggled to take flight.
Seeing that it was flying unsteadily, Jiang Liu knew that its injuries were almost out of control. So he activated his flight technique and gave chase.
As it approached the Dwarf Dragon, it slashed at it again. This time, the Dwarf Dragon simply dodged and did not retaliate. It just kept flying upwards, trying to escape from this place.
Jiang Liu condensed Ice Blade in his left hand, released his Divine Sense, aimed, and shot the blade towards the left rib of the Dwarf Dragon.
"Roar!" The Dwarf Dragon could no longer maintain its flight and plummeted towards the ground. Jiang Liu quickly flew to the side to dodge it.
With a loud thud, the massive body of the Dwarf Dragon crashed to the ground.
"Roar!" "Roar!" The Dwarf Dragon roared repeatedly, its voice gradually fading.
Jiang Liu waited for about half an hour before the Dwarf Dragon's roars ceased. He quickly landed and slowly walked towards the Dwarf Dragon.
Only when they reached the massive body of the Dwarf Dragon did they realize that it was completely dead.
Looking at the Dwarf Dragon that weighed at least eight or nine tons in front of him, Jiang Liu picked up his large knife and slowly sliced it open, finally finding a colorless beast core in its skull.
Then, he casually picked some meat from the Dwarf Dragon and started cooking. This Dwarf Dragon would last for at least a few months, so there was no need to worry about food while cultivating here. Moreover, this was the meat of the Lesser Beast King, which would be of great benefit to further strengthening his body.
Jiang Liu decided to continue his cultivation here.
P. S.: Taking some time to study is a good way to stay alive.